Cybersecurity & Identity API pricing
Based on the 796 providers in this industry whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$26/momedian entry price, from 79 developer APIs
$17–$120middle half of entry prices
45%state a model other than negotiated
2.42%median take rate, from 6 providers
How they charge
510 of 796 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Tiered subscription 33% · 166 Negotiated 30% · 151 Other usage-based 15% · 75 Per call 13% · 66 Per seat 4% · 18 Flat platform fee 3% · 14 Share of transaction 2% · 10 Free 2% · 10What you pay for
Quoted or calculated from quotes, per unit. Calculated figures assume the plan's quota is fully used. Units are never averaged together, credits get no price because each vendor defines its own, and units with fewer than 5 providers show a count only.
| Billing unit | Providers | Median price per unit |
|---|---|---|
| request | 28 | $0.00075 |
| credit | 11 | — |
| token | 6 | $0.0003 |
| message | 6 | $0.02 |
| transaction | 5 | $0.00099 |
Lowest entry prices
The cheapest paid plan is a floor on getting started, not what real usage will cost. Excludes take-rate providers and add-ons.
| Provider | Entry plan | Charges by | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypingDNA | Pro | Other usage-based | $1 |
| AWS WAF | Rule group / managed rule group added to web ACL | Other usage-based | $1 |
| Amazon KMS | Key storage (KMS key) | Per call | $1 |
| Google Cloud API Gateway | API calls 1B+ per month | Per call | $1.5 |
| digitalpipe-net | Starter | Per call | $4.99 |
| Gravitee | Kong Plus - paid plugins | Tiered subscription | $5 |
| Insforge | Nano compute | Tiered subscription | $5 |
| Ozan Soft | Tester | Per call | $7.23 |
| Google reCAPTCHA | reCAPTCHA Premium | Per call | $8 |
| APIPosture | Pro Solo | Per seat | $9 |
| Neutrino API | Tier 1 | Per call | $10 |
| Appwrite | Dedicated database compute | Tiered subscription | $10 |
| Supabase | Compute Micro | Tiered subscription | $10 |
| ThirdWatch | Starter | unstated | $12.9 |
| IPstack | Basic | Tiered subscription | $13 |